Vaping likely to cause cancer, new Australian review of evidence finds: A review has found nicotine-containing vapes are likely to cause lung & oral cancers & it can no longer be considered "safer than smoking." www.abc.net.au/news/health/20…

Victoria's free public transport continues in May with half-price fares to follow: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/free-public-transport-victoria-extended-fares-halved/106580938

Safeguard mechanism talk. Gripping the nation. Matters, though. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

🎉 Win against greenwashing 🎉 Nestlé is now the second company to commit to change its greenwashing advertising practices around plastic bottles as a result of a complaint we supported, filed by @beuc.eu in 2023 1/4

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Wouldn't it be cool to invest trillions of dollars into a technology that would actually make society better? Maybe we can call it “HI” — Human Intelligence. Instead of “data centers”, we could fund “schools”. Instead of *stealing* art, literature, and science, we help people *create* it. Crazy!

Ludicrous scare story by AFR - gas lobby claims $70B hit from a 25% gas export tax. Credible indep analyst Tim Buckley - levy on foreign exports would raise $10B a year (depending price). #auspol

“Projections suggest data centre cooling demand in Sydney could reach 250 megalitres a day by 2035, potentially accounting for up to a quarter of the city’s drinking water supply... There is currently no federal regulatory framework governing this demand.” satpa.pe/MmoZI1J

The “batteries can’t handle heavy haul” myth was already dead in 2023. South Australia launched an electric triple road train hauling mining loads at ~160 tonnes gross. Real truck. Real route. Real work. The future doesn’t ask permission from old narratives.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is doing something a decade of subsidies and mandates struggled to achieve: making millions of people want an EV who previously discounted them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources, proving the transition is not theoretical but already operational. The barrier is no longer technology, but political will, investment priorities, and the courage to move faster.

Ummm aren't these immigrants? Where will they live? If more police are needed then why not recruit more locals? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Of the 37 politicians who have served under Pauline Hanson's banner, 27 failed to complete a single term with the party. Stephen Spencer on One Nation's track record for creating angry ex-members. satpa.pe/Evo6pAI

One for the doubters of the future of electric semis. An electric semi hauled 68 tonnes of steel from BlueScope Steelworks in Port Kembla, up Mount Ousley, passing diesel trucks like they weren’t even moving. It could do 2 of those loops on one charge. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war. This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does. It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

"Skin as a potential entry point for SARS-COV-2" Study finds inflamed skin may increase SARS-CoV-2 entry. Cytokines raise ACE2/TMPRSS2 levels, boosting viral entry—suggesting skin could be an overlooked infection route. Source: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... PDF: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

The alleged crimes of Ben Roberts-Smith www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2026/04/11/t... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au Have Tony, Gina & Pauline even read the charge sheet? Are their Aussie values and principles completely disposable?

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Artemis II splashdown: Astronauts return to Earth after lunar mission https://aje.news/btff26

 'the Liberals tried to help One Nation beat Labor via their how to vote cards and One Nation didn't return the favour'

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"For every $100 in hyperscale data centre investment, Australia’s direct take as it stands currently is painfully thin. The way it shakes out, we get $10 to $15 retained, modest tax income and a handful of jobs" www.smh.com.au/technology/f...

Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men." n.pr/3OwioTq

I'm in a chat with a bunch of wind and solar industry insiders and they're telling me they expect the price of sun and wind to climb to at least $0 per babbrel in the coming weeks

Kids in solitary confinement - no windows/natural light/fresh air/outdoor area/recreation/rehabilitation/education/ family visits, sometimes for months. "The NT not only brought back spit hoods, they brought back restraint chairs" for 10 yr olds. But sure. "We're tough on crime. Yee Haw!" #auspol

Just did a re-watch of this. Seemed like a good time. Lovely movie... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dish

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Workforce Australia IT system has crashed again. Mutual Obligation participants saying they can't log in and report points to keep their payments

The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature to declare the species officially in danger of extinction. Reporting by Damian Carrington, environment editor. 🔗👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Fortescue fast tracks its plans to eliminate #diesel and other fossil fuels, saying it will be achieving emissions free processing by the end of next year.

Today, the emperor penguin has moved from Near Threatened to Endangered on the @sscmarine.bsky.social IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 🛰️ Satellite images suggest that the population declined by 10% between 2009 and 2018 alone, equating to more than 20,000 adult penguins. Thread:

We lose more to online gambling than any other country. Gambling drives financial ruin, family breakdown & suicide. It is a health crisis, and the Murphy Report recommended we treat it as one. It is disappointing the govt’s announcement delivers none of the report’s fundamentals on harm reduction.

Why we need red tape www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

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Just waiting for all those free speech absolutists who railed against cancel culture to speak out about this

First the city council in this Missouri city approved a $6 billion data center, despite massive pushback. Then, during yesterday’s election in Festus, MO, residents overwhelmingly voted to kick out the incumbents who voted for the project. America is fed up with data centers.

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

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After five weeks of fighting, President Trump's stated goals for the war look mostly unmet. n.pr/47RbNJT

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Meanwhile, data suggested 47 per cent of young people in Ashley Youth Detention Centre were alleged victims of child abuse. This is NEW DATA from the past year.

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Personally I think when a world leader announces “Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern to watch the world end” like it’s the fucking season premiere of Roseanne we should have a different leader the next day.

Maybe it's not so crazy... Analysis by The Australia Institute found Australia could have funded free childcare and university if a 25% gas export tax had been introduced after LNG prices surged following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/41kvMNs

How fuel price rises hurt a charity that runs food banks (now more needed than ever!) – New fuel surcharges on deliveries of essential goods – Fewer donations, as donors can't afford to drive to drop them off – Suppliers who once delivered now ask ASRC to collect goods, so ASRC must buy more fuel

The ASRC have had to launch a two week emergency food appeal as the fuel crisis is having a devastating impact on our two food banks, that feed 4.000 refugees a month. Donate here. donate.asrc.org.au/urgent-food-...

When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve. This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive. (Published Dec. 2025)